Warnings about bin storage have been sounded by firefighters, after a blaze at a Redcar house.

A Redcar fire crew was called to Egton Close, on the Lakes Estate, just after 1am after someone set light to a wheelie bin left next to a bungalow.

Heat from the burning bin was so intense it melted the guttering and cracked a bathroom window.

A passer-by spotted the fire and alerted the people inside, before calling the fire brigade.

"If there had been more rubbish in the bin and it had been a little bigger the fire would have been much worse," said Redcar Fire Station Officer Bob Crosby. "All we can do is advise people not to leave their bins underneath windows."

To arrange a home fire safety visit from a firefighter call 01429 874063.